RE: Why do Atheists defend Islam?
December 5, 2015 at 10:17 am
(This post was last modified: December 5, 2015 at 10:47 am by Athene.)
(December 5, 2015 at 8:33 am)abaris Wrote:(December 5, 2015 at 7:15 am)Thena323 Wrote: Because they're afraid and don't want to be targeted by extremists. People may simply have too much pride to admit such a thing, so they'll pretend that their reluctance to give Islam the same treatment as they would Christianity is based on "something else".
Say what?
Targeted by extremists? I would just as soon wipe my ass with the Qran as I would with the bible or the Thora for that matter. Paper quality may be a bit lacking, but otherwise ....
You, like so many others, don't seem to understand the issue. It's not defending the religion, if someone defends the people. It's right there, before your nose. In this very OP. He interchanges Islam and muslim as if it was the same and gives it a derogatory meaning on the side. Maybe I'm a bit more sensible to the terminology, coming from a jewish family. But the groundwork, as far as words are concerned, is just the same as it was some 80 years ago. That's the problem. Not attacking or defending a religion. It's attacking a whole group of people, just because they all follow a religion that also harbors radicals.
It's also fundamentally stupid and speaks of a lacking ability to make distinctions, since we're talking about a multitude of ethnicities, cultures and religious differences within Islam.
My post wasn't directed as you specifically, so I'm not sure certain why you seem personally offended.
I recognize the distinction between Muslims and Islam. It's the same distinction that separates Christians from Christianity. So what? Many faiths are comprised of a multitude of ethnicities, cultures, and religious differences, including Christianity. When has that stopped certain atheists from ripping Christianity apart and criticizing that religion close to the point of ridicule? The exact same people will only give only a cursory critique of Islam. Justified or unjustified, the reason for holding back on identical criticism is often fear. They want to, but simply think better of it.
It's unfair to label people as stupid or racist simply because they notice.
